Notes: "You Really Got Me" was omitted due to space constraints of a 74 minute CD-R. :: The sound quality is MUCH better than the vinyl version and seems to be from the "original" tape source, with few pops or crackles. :: The show is spliced in several places (in between every song). :: Show is very clear with no one instrument overpowering the others. :: The CD-R is white with reverse blue lettering "1980 LONDON INVASION". :: Artwork is very glossy. Very high quality. :: Front cover is a picture of Eddie with his guitar. :: Inside cover is a picture of all 4 members from the 1980 Tour with the setlist printed over them. :: Under the disc tray is a b/w picture of the cover image. :: Back has a picture of Dave standing on the drum riser in a zebra suit with fuzzy boots. :: At times there is quite a bit of crowd cheering which could have been edited out to leave room for the last song that was omitted.<-(Info taken from vhboots.com).

Notes: Very Good Audience recording of 'Time' tour performance in Koln, Germany 1982. The real gem on this CD is the John Lennon Medley; especially 'Across the Universe'.Lineage: Silver CD->EAC->WAV->FLAC (secure).<-(Info taken from Original info file).

Disc 2
01. Band On The Run
02. Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da
03. Back In The Ussr
04. I've Got A Feeling
05. Paperback Writer
06. A Day In The Life - Give Peace A Chance
07. Let It Be
08. Live And Let Die
09. Hey Jude
10. Wonderful Christmastime
11. Day Tripper
12. Lady Madonna
13. Get Back
14. Yesterday
15. Helter Skelter
16. Sgt. Pepper Reprise - The End

Disc 4
01. Band On The Run
02. Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da
03. Back In The Ussr
04. I've Got A Feeling
05. Paperback Writer
06. A Day In The Life - Give Peace A Chance
07. Let It Be
08. Live And Let Die
09. Hey Jude
10. Day Tripper
11. Wonderful Christmastime
12. Lady Madonna
13. Get Back
14. Yesterday
15. Helter Skelter
16. Sgt. Pepper Reprise - The End

Sound Quality : Superb- / Excellent+. Lineage : (Original DAT Master) > Original Silver (4CD set).Notes: Paul McCartney played more shows in Germany on the Good Evening Europe tour in December and Cologne was the only city to have multiple dates. Only the December 16th show was scheduled, but because of the demand the December 17th show was added. Piccadilly Circus present the two shows complete on four CDs in Good Evening Cologne 2009. The sound quality for both shows are very clear, upfront, detailed and enjoyable. These are among the best sounding shows from the tour and Piccadilly Circus did a wonderful job with the transfer. The setlist is identical for both shows. McCartney added “Wonderful Christmas Time” to the encore set since it was getting close to Christmas. The December 16th show is the very first time the single had been played live since 1979 and, although it’s a bit tentative and rusty still sounds wonderful.

These songs from the Beatles, Wings and his solo albums are part of our heritage and give a certain comfort and stability. I can say, listening to these discs, even though the show is the same as the London, Paris and Berlin shows, there is nothing boring or repetitive. It is for this reason that Cologne is worth having along with the others. It does help that the sound quality of these shows is superior to the other recordings. But these are fun shows which do not disappoint. The only small negative about this is the lack of bonus material that Piccadilly Circus added to the other. But otherwise this is a strong release worth having.<-(Info taken from collectorsmusicreviews.com).

Notes: This is a high energy show (yes, even for Ted!) I enjoy the mix of this show you can hear all instruments well. Vocals nicely seperate and clear. Real good guitar tones. It may be too bassy for some tastes. I like the duel vocals between Huhn & Nugent (maybe it's just the mix) on Stormtroopin' plus it has a very hot solo from Ted. "Free for All" is an exceptionally fun track on this recording. It's got a nice intro & a slightly different feel than usual but still has great Ted ad lib and frett work. A scorching "I Got the Feelin'" A very kewl jam on "Stranglehold" Motor City Mad House has a painful feedback screech ending. - (Info taken from original info file).

Notes:Great sound transferred to casette from a vinyl bootleg. the bootleg was, I think, called Paranoid, and pictured a bunch of alien robots attacking Earth ... <-(Info taken form original info file)

01. Intro - Caught Somewhere In Time02. 2 Minutes To Midnight03. Sea Of Madness04. Children Of The Damned05. Stranger In A Strange Land06. Wasted Years07. Where Eagles Dare08. Heaven Can Wait09. Phantom Of The Opera10. Hallowed Be Thy Name11. Iron Maiden12. The Number Of The Beast

Notes: There's a mistake on the back cover, this wasn't recorded live at Eilenriedhalle, Hannover, Nov.22nd 1986, this was in fact recorded at Colston Hall, Bristol, England, Oct.08 1986. Bruce mentions Bristol and Colston Hall just before Children Of The Damned. This is NOT a soundboard recording as many people claim to be. This is a fantastic audience recording, NOT soundboard. - review by UnderGore - .<-(Info taken from original info file).

The sound quality of Godfather’s release is excellent. Argenteum Astrum notes on his Led Zeppelin Database website that both the Empress Valley and the Godfather versions sound “superb.” Although the Empress Valley version runs 2% fast, I did not find that it came across as unnaturally fast on first listen and I am not alone in this. For example, in a comment on gsparaco’s review of the Eelgrass version, Sputnik says, “I didn’t notice this release ran fast until it was mentioned.” However, as Argenteum Astrum reported about the Godfather version in the Recent Updates section of Led Zeppelin Database, “it was told that the speed of the board tape is corrected so it seems that this version will be a definitive.” Comparative timings of the two releases bear out the contention that some work has been done on speed correction. For example, in the cases of The Song Remains The Same, Trampled Under Foot and Stairway To Heaven the Empress Valley release runs, respectively, ten, eight and nine seconds faster than the Godfather version.<-(Info taken from Collectors Music Reviews).

Notes: This is a bootleg I (the original seeder) picked up in a record shop for about $60 if memory serves correctly, and I believe it does... I remember how exciting it was to come across these in the record shops back in the day, and now I realize how ridiculous it was to have to pay ridiculous amounts of money to support these Italian bootleg companies... Ahh, life is truly a journey. Ever changing. Anyway, this is a fantastic [albiet incomplete] recording of the band's MTV unplugged gig.<-(Info taken from original info file).The album is an incomplete recording of Duran Duran's performance at the Sony Music Studios, a former music recording and mastering facility in New York City located at 460 West 54th Street.Created by MTV, Unplugged is a TV series showcasing musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments.

Duran Duran began their 60 minute show with "Hungry Like the Wolf", featuring Simon Le Bon singing several lines of a new lyric introduction. The band then followed with "Ordinary World", a new song from The Wedding Album which Le Bon introduced by saying "This means alot to us, about the place we inhabit, our world, the ordinary world."

Performed with a string section, the show also features acoustic versions of Duran Duran's debut single "Planet Earth" and several more songs from The Wedding Album released earlier that year. This bootleg is incomplete, missing "Skin Trade", "Notorious" and "The Chauffeur" from the setlist. The CD was released with a fold-out booklet...<-(Info taken from duranduran.wikia.com).

Notes: Tag line on this disc is: "'77 + Live Finale". - Sound is Soundboard and is Excellent - (virtually no audience noise!) - 1st nite of the 2nd worldwide tour for VH. - Incomplete show (minus 2 songs). The first song, "Dance the Night Away", would go between Tracks 6 & 7. The second song, "You're No Good", would go between Tracks 8 & 9. Times taken from jacket, not disc.<-(Info taken from vhboots.com).

Notes: This show is one of the best from the 1975 tour. The entire show and length are impressive, but what makes this so memorable are the two epics. No Quarter is 30 minutes long and one of the best ever. But here, we have the second to last longest ever Dazed And Confused, clocking in at 45 minutes and it is the best one ever (the other one, clocks at 46, can be found on the last LA date, on March 27th). It moves through several sections and has many dynamic contrasts to keep it interesting throughout ... it doesn't seem like 45 minutes. - Argenteum Astrum

Disc 101. Intro02. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out03. Radio Nowhere04. Lonesome Day05. Prove It All Night06. Darkness On The Edge Of Town07. Spirit In The Night08. Light Of Day09. Working On The Highway10. Tougher Than The Rest11. This Hard Land

Disc 301. Thunder Road02. Detroit Medley03. Born To Run04. Rosalita05. Bobby Jean06. American Land07. Twist And Shout08. Wooly Bully*09. You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)*10. Racing In The Street*11. Born To Be Wild*

Notes: I received this show in DAT about 10 years ago from a very reliable source. The lineage on the DAT I have says "Unknown Mics>Master Reel>DAT so I'm pretty positive this is a master DAT clone. The show is one of the best audience recordings I've heard. I know there are other sources from this show that are currently in circulation, the most recent one I'm aware of is Harvested REV A Version. I downloaded the Steel Breeze version and although it sounds good, to my ears it appears to run a tad slow when I compare these two files. You be the judge. This may be the best version I have heard. This is unremastered and uncut.

Lineage:Unknown Mics>Master Reel>DAT>Sony TCD-D7>HD>WAV>FLAC.<-(Info taken from original info file).

Notes: In the rising heat of Tucson, Arizona, Led Zeppelin ended their eighth US tour. The audience recording of the June 28th, 1972 first was pressed on silver by Empress Valley on "Crashing Revelry" (EVSD-249/250/251) in 2003. It is a fair to good recording with a fair amount of distortion in the upper frequencies.

Five years after Scorpio pressed "Get Back" (Scorpio LZ-08013-1/2/3), utilizing a fan remaster sounding cleaner than the Empress Valley. Wendy label quickly copied the Scorpio and released "Get Back To Where You Once Belonged" (wecd-118/119/120) (along with bonus tracks from Long Beach).

LZ Riders In AZ claim to use The Piano Guy’s Sony cassette. There is a photograph of two cassettes included in the insert which could be the actual masters. The sound on Tarantura is significantly cleaner and better than the Scorpio, lending some weight to their claim. It is still a bit deteriorated, but the distortion is nowhere near as intrusive than on past releases. Tarantura have produced the definitive version of this show.<-(Info taken from Collectors Music Reviews).

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